Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, right, talks with referee Wayne Elliott during the game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012.

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Nate Davis
USA Today

The NFL's infamous chapter with replacement officials is more than a week in the past, but the referee in the Green Bay Packers' controversial loss to the Seattle Seahawks shared his experience Wednesday night during a revealing interview on Showtime's "Inside the NFL."

A fascinating 17-minute sitdown with referees Wayne Elliott and Jim Core provided rare insight into their treatment on and off the field as well as some of the guidance they received from the league before reaching the big stage.

Elliott worked the final replacement official game, the Monday nighter that most observers ...